R. Rox Anderson

R. Rox Anderson, is an interdisciplinary researcher in photomedicine, the combination of the physics of light with medicine. Anderson is the director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, and faculty at the Harvard Medical School in the department of Dermatology. His contributions include laser hair removal, photodynamic therapy (use of light-activated localized drugs for cancer and macular degeneration), and basic research into the free electron laser for the selective destruction of lipids (i.e. fats) for possible treatment of acne, cellulite, and atherosclerosis, as well as various uses of photothermolysis using pulsed dye lasers.^[1]

He also developed the removable tattoo ink InfinitInk.

Biography

Anderson's peers in his laboratory and department include dermatologists such as Thomas B. Fitzpatrick (one of the fathers of Dermatology), Madhu Pathak (discoverer of PABA as a sunscreen), John Parrish, and Nikiforos Kollias (the resident light physicist). Dr. Anderson has mentored dozens of young scientists and physicians in his career.

References

1. ^ Anderson, Rox (2000). Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems X (Proceedings of Spie). Spie. ISBN 978-0819435231. 

External links

• Wellman Center for Photomedicine Includes faculty page for Anderson, and a list of research accomplishments, patents, publications, and grants.
• Physorg news item on free electron laser
• http://www.massgeneral.org/dermatology/doctors/doctor.aspx?id=16786

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